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6 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1922 FIRE DEMOLISHES ~~ WILL AID EMPLOYE IN TROPHIES COME HIGH souvenirs from a medal-laden belt | taining shrapnel extracted from his | How much war trophies are actually captured from a German major, iron | wounds, a silver cigaret case taken from a German prisoner, to his worth depends on whose neck was $2 risked to get them. John G. James' crosses picked up from the battle- W. AND 5. GARAGE 76 Automobiles Consumed In Early Morning Blaze; Build- ing Complete Ruin COVERED BY INSURANCE Many Advance Theory Fire Was Incendiary The greatest fire in recent years in Wilmette early Saturday morning completely demolished the W. and S. garage at 721 West Railroad avenue, consuming approximately 76 automo- biles and motor trucks, resulting in damage estimated conservatively at more than 200,000. The blaze, of undetermined origin, was first discovered shortly before 5 o'clock by a colored watchman sleep- ing in the garage. Within a few moments after the alarm had been spread the building was enveloped in flames, the roof had collopsed and numerous gasoline explosions aug- mented the quick destruction. Efficient work by the combined Wil- mette and Winnetka fire departments prevented spread of the flames to ad- joining structures. Within fifteen minutes after the alarm had been sounded hundreds of residents were on the scene offering aid to the desperately busy fire fighters. Explosions Add Fuel Gasoline explosions coming in rapid succession shot the flames hundreds of feet in the air. The structure was reduced to ashes almost as quickly as if it had been a harvest-laden barn on the countryside. Before 7 o'clock nothing but the charred, half demol- ished walls remained of what had been Wimete's biggest automobile storage place. Every car in the garage, many of costly appointment, was laid waste. Not a single machine, nothing was rescued from the flames. It was a total loss for the proprietors. John Weber and Arthur H. Hallstrom, for their stock was not covered by in- surance. Most of the machines were protected by insurance, it was an- nounced. While the estimate of the number of cars stored in the garage was placed as high as 96, Hallstrom was authority for the statomont that the approximate number would not exceed 80 cars, in- cluding several huge trucks, three of which were the property of the Ed- inger Coal company. Practically all the cars were owned by Wilmette peo- ple, it was stated. The aggregate loss in machines was given as approximate- ly $100,000. Building Was Insured Contrary to reports circulating about the village Saturday, bearing informa- tion that the garage had been con- demned by the state fire marshall and that the structure was not protected by insurance, Joseph Kutten, owner of the property, declared this week that not only had the buildng not been condemned but it was completely covered by insurance. Any reports to the contrary, he insisted, were ab- solutely without foundation. The garage will not be rebuilt as reported, he declared, but the property will be offered for sale. Reports that the watchman was away from the building when the blaze started, were branded as false by Mr. Kutten. He was on the job and turn- ed in the alarm, Kutten said. Replying to the suggestion that the fire may have been of incendiary origin, Mr. Kutten asserted that, while he was advancing no theories as to the possible cause of the blaze, he was inclined to discredit that theory. Gasolne flames spread rapidly, he said, and there are a thousand ways in which the fire could have started from entirely natural causes. He scouted the story that the watchman had been loafing. Theories that the fire was the work plausible by many residents in view of a pyromaniac were considered of the many night fires of compara- tively recent date not only on the Kutten premises but in other coal and material yards in the village. At least six such fires occurred in the im- mediate vicinity of the Kutten prop- erties, three of which were in a dilapidated shed located across the alley from the Kutten barns. It was reported that an offer of $1,500 reward had been made for in- formation leading to the arrest and conviction of an alleged fire-bug. Mr. Kutten denied he had made such an offer, but admitted he had heard other property owners had suggested im- mediate action to run down certain suspects. THIEF -- COP -- FORMER BUDDIES Beaten up by a gang of railway thieves, Detective J. C. Rodlinski of Salamanca, N. Y., was spared from death when one of the thugs spied a Marine service button in his lapel and recognized the detective as a former buddy in France. room in an Omaha, Neb. boarding fields, the gas mask he had used in| American Legion button. He told the house was rifled of all his A. E. F.| many battles, Red Cross bags con-| court they were worth $10,000. Heilman Has Unique Training Plan at Commerce School Future captains of industry in Chi- cago will be better grounded in the fine art of the great commercial game than our present- day leaders, if plans formulated by Dean Ralph E. [leilman and the faculty of the Northwestern University School of Commerce, are successful. Letters have been going out the last week to hundreds of Chi- cago business men suggesting that each firm or corporation offer a spe- cial scholarship to the most promising of their employes, making it possible for him to attend the evening classes of the Northwestern University School of Commerce in the building at Lake and Dearborn street. Dean Heil- man's nlan is to encourage the develop- ment of real executives from fhe ranks | of today's industrial and commercial | employes. i The Nortuwestern School of Com- merce offers for prospective executives special courses which begin February 6, 1922. Such employes as are desig- nated by the head of the firm to at- tend the commerce school will be re- imbursed for tuition on the following basis: If the grade of the employe-student is fair at the end of the semester, fifty percent of the tuition will be refunded by the employer. If the grade of the employe-student is good at the end of the semester, seventy-five per cent of the tuition will be refunded. If, however, the grade is excellent, the entire tuition will be refunded by the employer. Declare Woman May Enter County Commissioner Race The possibility that a woman will be entered in the Republican primaries as a candidate for the office of Couu- ty Commissioner was hinted at this week at a meeting of north shore po- litical leaders. Mrs. Maurice H. Lieber, of Win- petka, a leader in north shore and state educational work, was mention- ed at the session as havng received he endorsemnet.of leading north shore women. It is understood that Mrs. Lieber has not as yet consented to be- eome a candidate. ar Et Bm ------ i ears TAYLOR For hardware, kitchen utensils, glasswear, paints, tools, bath-- room fixtures, sporting goods, and crockery, - go to Taylor's. Customers Must be Satisfied There's a certain satisfaction in trading at Taylor's. 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